severe; strict; tough; hard
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
innumerable changes; infinite variety
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
utmost limit; extremity; result
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
visual hallucination; vision
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
major incident; major happening; big scandal
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
without doubt; certain; sure
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
here and there; in places
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
special; particular; peculiar; unique
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
clearing one's throat; cough