to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
such; like that; that sort of; very
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
staff member; station employee; official
strangulation; strangling
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
one's own army; one's own team
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
that day; the very same day
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
to make an appearance; to show up
headquarters; head office; main office
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with