rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
three sides; small offering stand
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to give notice; to submit notice
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
forgetting; lapse of memory
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out