stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
have to do; must; should; ought to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at a young age; while still young
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
stepwise; one step at a time
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise