optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
sense of relief; feeling of relief
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cruelty; hard-heartedness
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
influence; clout; leverage
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
eardrum; tympanic membrane