inspection; examination; checking
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
this (very thing); this precisely
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
sentiment; sentimentality
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
lamentation; grief; anguish; anxiety; illness; mourning
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
deploring the course of public events
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
secrecy; highly classified information
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
building addition or extension; an annex
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's first campaign; one's first battle
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
leaping for joy; exultation
distinguished service; meritorious service
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service