forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
state of mind; mentality; psychology
third day of the month; three days
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to get information out of a person; to begin listening