to solicit; to demand; to extort
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to make sense; to be meaningful
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
while alive; during one's lifetime
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to loiter around; to wander about
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
to temper thoroughly; to train well