novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
charcoal; charred remains
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
judgment seat of Yama (judgement)
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
melancholy; gloom; depression
to turn towards; to point
to grimace; to make a wry face
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
tattling; telling on (someone)
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to become vulgar; to coarsen