love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to turn completely into; to become completely
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
last night; yesterday evening
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
possible; likely; probable
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be found; to be discovered
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
skill; dexterity; master hand
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to send for (doctor, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)