quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
drinking party; banquet; feast
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
torturing to death; tormenting to death
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to mind; to care; to worry
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to push back; to press back; to force back
trembling from fear; trembling all over
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to steal; to rob; to take away