greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
human kindness; human weakness
directly opposite; right in front
to get help; to enlist aid
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
to put someone to trouble
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
array; muster; line-up; full force
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
explosion; rupture; break off
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
make no progress; remain unsettled
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
the real criminal; true culprit
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
sword skills; swordsmanship
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to investigate; to examine
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
not covered (by); not subject (to)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand