self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
older brother and younger sister
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to begin; to set about; to start
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to laugh away; to laugh off
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
one after another; in succession
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
end of life; death; annihilation
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
one by one; one after another; successively