at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
mockery; derision; ridicule
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
authenticity; credibility
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo