complete victory; total victory
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
and so; therefore; for that reason
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
to examine; to check; to inspect
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
wearing one's hair in braids
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
trembling or quavering voice
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to lead; to direct; to take command
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to catch the eye; to attract attention
by your leave; with your permission
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
space; interval; space character; whitespace
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
justification; positioning; alignment