thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be opposite; to face each other
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
marital relationship; marital relations
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education