from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
plain; plateau; tableland
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
old house; deserted house
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sleepover; overnight stay
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
companion; company; tritagonist
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
fighting to the death (with swords)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business