ringleader; accomplished villain
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
polite; respectful; reverent
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
in deep black; in jet black
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
black ground; black cloth
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to lean on; to rest against
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
on the occasion of; at the time of
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
nowadays; these days; at present
passion; temper; irritability
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
leader (of an alliance); leading power
alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away