to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
doing whatever one pleases
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
control; check; restraint; inhibition
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
freely; right and left; as one pleases
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be too numerous; to be too much
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
restoration; repair; mending