ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
that day; the very same day
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
to be nearing death; to be dying
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
burlesque; low comedy; farce
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
power; authority; influence
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
serious criminal; heinous criminal
at; in; at; when; by; with
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
rampancy; prevalence; domination
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
merits; distinguished services