(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
door; gate; opening; title page
same crime; being equally guilty
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
if you think about it; come to think of it
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to put into effect; to put into practice
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
expression; look; countenance; face
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
all you have to do is; just; that's all
decapitation; decapitated head
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
great war; great battle; world war