great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to throw open; to leave open
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
artificial hill (in a garden)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
garden lantern; hanging lantern
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
Christian name; baptismal name
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe