container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
vitality; energy; dynamism
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
to move forward; to move on
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
property; fortune; assets
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
old woman; joker (in old maid)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that