complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
unfairness; injustice; partiality
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
something small; something petty; trifle
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
jostle; struggle; scuffle
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
holding on to; sticking to
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
nothing but; none other than
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
summary; generalization; generalisation
thrifty; frugal; economical
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)