subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
again and again; repeatedly
to slide down; to slip down
final; eventual; ultimate
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
apocryphal work; forgery; spurious article
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to serve; to work for; to attend
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
classified document; confidential document
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte