stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
woman; female; feminine gender
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
personal (employee); employed; retained
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
experienced; seasoned; veteran
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
election; selection; choice
stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...