control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
wise saying; famous saying
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
as discussed previously; as mentioned above
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon