of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
true character; true heart; true spirit
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to move forward; to move on
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
colour; color; hue; tints
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to dye; to colour; to color