just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
it's been a long time; long time no see
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to garner interest; to attract attention
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
existence; possession; having; limited company
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
self-torturing; masochistic
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
direct descent; direct line
custom; habit; customary practice
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
utmost limits; extremity; limit
intensification; aggravation
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
unique; peculiar; singular
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
founder; originator; pioneer