after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
command; lead; generalship; leadership
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
resolute; determined; bold
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
big snake; (large) serpent
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
(written) contract; agreement
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
(made of) stone; stone-built
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
fields (of rice and other crops)