counter for books; volume
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
price; cost; value; worth; value
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
to knock down; to utterly defeat
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly