oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mutation; change; vicissitude
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
each; (arch.) you (plural)
whatever the case; under any circumstances
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)