protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
outside (the room, building); outdoors
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to run around; to bustle about
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
oldest; most advanced age
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control