armed might; military power; the sword; force
switching over to; migration; transition
this is why; this means; it is the case that
beginning; outset; first; onset
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
open verandah; open veranda
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
feeling; sense; impression
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
historical play; period drama
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
civil affairs; civil case
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
(police) detective; criminal matter
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bribe; sweetener; douceur