crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
adoration; admiration; devotion
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be hesitant; to feel timid
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
in one's own way or style
sincere; honest; faithful
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
manic depression; mood swing
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to cut off (a relationship)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to torment; to torture; to harass
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck