suffering; distress; hardship; trial
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
whispering; murmuring; subdued
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to capture; to seize; to plunder
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to pile up; to accumulate
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to care for someone; to look after someone
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to cross the line; to go too far
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
clause; article; stipulations
overlooking; turning a blind eye
present continuous tense; present progressive form
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
separation; divorce; severing of connections
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
protest; refutation; pleading
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)