plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to trample; to crush underfoot
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pitch dark; total darkness
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
(electric) torch; flashlight
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
with a bump; with a clunk
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
indecent talk; dirty story
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty