indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
such; this sort of; like this
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
newcomer; initiate; rookie
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
clearing one's throat; cough
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light