essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
conviction; belief; confidence
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to rally; to make a comeback
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
internal discord; domestic discord
pair; the two; both persons; both things
intensification; aggravation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
archer's left-wrist protector
crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
hard to understand; hard to accept
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
suddenly; all of a sudden
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to hide; to keep to oneself
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
private funeral; secret burial
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
hot topic; talk of the town
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution