to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
decapitation; decapitated head
honor; honour; credit; prestige
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
silence (not speaking); muteness
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
bureau director; office chief
participation; joining; entry; adherence
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
Western clothing; Western binding
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
river; stream; River; the ... river
land near a castle; castle town
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
around the end of (a period of time)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
recovery; rescue; recapture
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly