provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
analogue watch; analogue clock
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited