order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to accuse someone; to charge someone
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
way one walks; one's walk