to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
vassals; retainers; followers
to sit silently at a meeting
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
surrounding at a distance
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
petty underling; small fry
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
mountain road; mountain trail
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
innocent; cherubic; childlike
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant