smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
out of character; unlike one
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(essential) utilities; lifeline
(death from) starvation; starving to death
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to be a matter of life or death
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
end; close; conclusion; termination
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
in that way; like that; that way
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)