to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
technical skill; ability; capacity
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
sublime; noble; high-minded
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to have troubles; to have concerns
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
piling shame on top of shame
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
preparation; arrangements
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
do-or-die game; crucial contest
pleasant feeling; good feeling
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
(navigable) canal; waterway
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
historic; historical; traditional
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement