perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
pride; dignity; self-worth
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
snake; serpent; large snake
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
tuning (a stringed instrument)
hey there; I say; see here
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
tune (melody, piece of music)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
technical; technological; practical
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to triumph; to be elated with success