followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
management; administration; operation
to entrust; to leave to a person
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dealing with; coping with
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
brave warrior; hero; brave man
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
devil; evil spirit; genie
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
two times; twice; two degrees
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to scatter away; to vanish
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
personal attendant; valet; maid
impossible to do (although wants to)
absence; disregard; indifference
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
question; inquiry; enquiry
to summon courage; to be brave