fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
dullard; indecisive person
to spend time (on doing something)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to underrate; to make light of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
extermination; annihilation
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
several years; a few years
the whole world; the universe
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poisoning; kill by poison
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)