(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
emotional strength; force of will
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
in that manner; like that
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to cease; to stop; to be over
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase