at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to rise; to erect; to get up
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
as is habit; the way life normally is
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously