in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to get excited; to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up; to be eager (to do)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
coherence; order; focus; point
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
postponement; deferment; adjournment
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to walk away; to saunter off
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; going flat (of a carbonated drink, beer, etc.)
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
number of persons; personnel
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
iron and stone; iron will
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
18th day of the month; 18 days
religious abstinence; purification
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
alternately; in succession
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
recompense; indemnity; atonement
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
summer cloud; summer clouds