four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to indicate; to show; to point to
to pluck; to pick; to tear
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
(not so) much; (not) very
looking slender in clothing
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
wrong; different; not like that
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to become calm; to die down
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
study; learning; tutorial
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
out-of-school; off-campus
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive