(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
without sparing time for sleep
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
handsome man; actor in a love scene
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
quick work; (clever) feat
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to shoot down; to win; to gain
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
to crumble away; to collapse
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
difficult to ...; hard to ...