cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
patriarch; head of a family
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
reopening; resumption; restarting
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
commandant; commanding officer; general
right in the middle (of); midst; height
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
you (plural); all of you; you all
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
these guys; these fellows
last night; yesterday evening