Vocabulary

warning shot

threatening

dignity; majesty; dignified manner

authority; power

to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

virtue and influence; virtue and authority

authority and force

awing into submission

fame; prestige

authority

inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

officer below the rank of major; company officer

in high spirits; elated

depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve

coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

decision-making body

weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute

discarnate entity

(state of) unconsciousness

grudge; malice; spite

unexpected; unsuspected

obstinate; stubborn

uncontrolled

it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check

with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

semantics; the study of meaning

free translation; liberal translation

will; will-power

amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to forget one's worries

comfort; consolation; diversion

comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII

consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement

pacification; soothing

study of divination