has reached its limit; has reached its peak
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
all night long; all through the night
exclusive; attached to; specialist
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
Hellin; Ellin; Elyn; Erin
elevation; height above sea level
crop diversification; crop rotation; change of crops
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
place of residence; dwelling place
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
battle formation; battle array; lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost