to turn into a state of feverish mood
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
rosary; string of prayer beads
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
life; living; I; me; student
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
top of the head; crown of the head
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
way out; means to escape; escape route
most part; greater part; majority
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
pair; the two; both persons; both things
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
while alive; during one's lifetime
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
older sister; elder sister
(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"
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash