more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
concession; conciliation; compromise
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
feng (male Chinese firebird)
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
along the river; riverside
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
at a stroke; with a single swoop
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
enemy territory; hostile place
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area