excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to run through; to run past
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
along; parallel to; in accordance with
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
gossip; corner of the mouth
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to squeeze out; to wring out
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
natural calamity; disaster
worst-ever; history's worst
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
unconfirmed; unidentified
witnessing; observing; sighting
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
tradition; legend; folklore
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
being filled with; being full of; permeation
robes of a judge or lawyer or priest