leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
thick (esp. of muscles, wood, leaves, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
one's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind
to be perturbed; to be agitated
sincere; earnest; serious
to stare back at; to look back at
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
although there are many of them
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
calamity; disaster; accident
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
talk; recital; narration; topic
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out