Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
most part; greater part; majority
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
forcibly; against one's will
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
battlefield; battleground
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
no matter how much time passes
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to mark the end; to spell the end
scandal; deplorable event
like this; in this way; as you see
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
(not) a single person; (no) one
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
large container; person of great talent
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
in succession; one by one
stimulating; exciting; provocative