way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
imagination; supposition; guess
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
professional killer; hit man
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
in the end; at the end of the day
to triumph; to be elated with success
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
without; unless; have to do
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
armed might; military power; the sword; force
soldier; combatant; warrior
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
our country; our land; one's own country
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
family; members of a family
reason; cause; circumstances
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in one's hands; in one's control
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code