pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
Ishida Jun'ichi (1955.1-)
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
true state; actual condition; reality
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
twice; again; second time
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to have a talk; to tell a story
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
disputed territory; conflict area
good old; good old-fashioned
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior