industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to tighten; to press hard
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
indiscriminately; recklessly
to pile up; to accumulate
to scrape off; to plane off
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
covert action; covert operations
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
picking; collecting; harvesting
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
recompense; indemnity; atonement
near; nearby; not far off
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man