back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
offender; criminal; culprit
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
mulberry (colour); dark purple
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
adhesive power; viscosity
arrest; apprehension; capture
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
for the first time in one's life
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
for a while; for some time; for a period