always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
and then; and so; and; so then
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
person who avoids others; social outcast
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to pass (of time); to elapse
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
one day; (on) a certain day
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
mistress; lover; prostitute
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
will not do; do not; does not
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
returning to the service of one's master
imperial decree; imperial edict
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)