to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
spine; backbone; spinal column
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to cut (into two or more pieces)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
to appease; to suppress; to calm
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
maintenance; preservation; improvement
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
reality; actuality; hard fact
to fight against; to oppose; to face
willpower; energy; vitality
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step