crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
environment; circumstance
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
imperial court; royal court
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
older brother and younger sister
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady