crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
there being no use in arguing (about it)
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
drawing a sword; drawn sword
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
mental derangement; madness; insanity
foster father; adoptive father
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to serve; to work for; to attend
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
mentally deranged person; lunatic
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
disturbance; riot; mayhem
person concerned; interested party; related party
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
tool; implement; means; furniture
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly