utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
priest soldier; warrior monk
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to move forward; to move on
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
emperor (of Japan); mikado
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
important point; strategic position; key point
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)