at once; immediately; right now
to press a question; to cross-examine
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
an old man's indiscretions
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
murder; killing; murderer
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
very young; little; childish; immature
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
albino Japanese rat snake
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
loud laughter; hearty laugh