pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
usually; under usual circumstances
bolt from the blue; great surprise
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
commencing with; including
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
arrogant; haughty; insolent
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
that; the matter in question
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
determination; conviction
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense