accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to be perturbed; to be agitated
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to make merry; to be festive
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
alternating; taking turns
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
superiority complex; sense of superiority
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
casting; cast-metal object
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to crawl into; to work oneself into
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre