to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
in terms of; from the point of view of
way of speaking; intimation
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
how can (one) do something
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to be ill; to suffer from
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
one-by-one; separately; in detail
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in