pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
if it is (the case that ...)
heroine; female protagonist
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype