act of violence; violent behavior
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pick up; to find; to gather
book; volume; this; present; main; head
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
whispering; murmuring; subdued
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
duty; function; office; mission; task
war; fighting; fierce competition
one's home country; one's homeland
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service