victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
this world; this life; world of the living
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to get thin; to taper off
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
questions and answers; dialogue
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
ostentation; show; affectation
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to grow angry; to display one's anger
forcibly; against one's will