riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
groundless rumor (rumour)
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
all times and places; all ages and countries
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to become clear; to be made public
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
each nation; many nations; many countries
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
literally; to the letter; literal
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to take (all of) into consideration
ninth day of the month; nine days
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)