to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
property; fortune; means; assets
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
neighbourhood; neighborhood
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
very popular; highly favoured
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
dry riverbed; river beach
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to relax; to feel at home
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching