to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
question; inquiry; enquiry
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
noisily (playing an instrument); blaring; incessantly; continuously; on and on
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
successive generations; successive emperors
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
ancestor; forefather; foremother