early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to rush over; to run up to
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
snake; serpent; large snake
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
obedience; submission; resignation
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
immortal; undying; indestructible
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
moonsault (type of somersault)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal