urgent report; urgent message
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
gem; jewel; precious stone
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to suppress one's emotions
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
complete change; about-face
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
showing no fear, even of God
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pull in (fish); to land
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
(in) his way; peculiar to him
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing