to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
finishing blow; coup de grâce
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
top hundred; hundred best
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
vitality; (one's) life force
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed