chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
unique; individual; original; unusual
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
consequently; as a result
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
increase and decrease; fluctuation
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
retainer; retinue; servant