to be a matter of life or death
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
it seems so; that's what it looks like
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
one's person; around one's person
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
inner citadel; core; center; centre