Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
New Year's Eve; December 31
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
threat; intimidation; menace
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
in the meanwhile; during the time
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
birth; creation; formation
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
police officer; policeman; constable
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
war; fighting; fierce competition
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
at that time; in those days
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to understand; to make out
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself