to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
small and of mediocre talent
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rising; ascending; climbing
yesterday evening; last night
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
speech and behaviour (behavior)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
flag raised as a sign for an izakaya
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
Mi Heng (Zhengping) (173-198CE) (Chinese writer and musician)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint