troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
special pardon; (general) amnesty
left side; left-hand side
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
dullard; indecisive person
farm work; field labour; field labor
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
it is not (like that) either
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
loveable; very likeable; like very much
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
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)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...