archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
internal organs; intestines; viscera
pressure; oppression; suppression
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
practical question (problem); practical matter
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to shake; to sway; to waver
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
physical law; laws of physics
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
powerful person; influential person
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
common people; ordinary people; masses