insensitive; thick-skinned
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
mediocre ability; person of ordinary skills; uninteresting (trivial, worthless) move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
the whole nation; all the people in the land
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to shake off; to throw off
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
laughingstock; object of ridicule
being under the rule of; being under the government of
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling