life or death; existence; destiny
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
two days later; day after next; next day but one
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
polite; courteous; hospitable
to invite in; to show someone in
that is to say; so that means
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
on the occasion of; at the time of
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
alone; unaided; away from home
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
before the gate; in front of the gate