pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
house to house; door to door
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to flare up; to burst into flames
immediately; right away; on the spot
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
all over; all over the place; everywhere
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in