Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
Dragon King; promoted rook
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
as if nothing had happened
under the orders of; by order (command)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected