declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
totally willing; fully motivated
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dated; date; fixed; external
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
expression; look; countenance; face
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
the future; future prospects
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
one's house; one's home; one's family
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly