to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
androgynous; hermaphroditic
to come to an end; to close the curtain
upper end; top; tip; top edge
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
secular life; workaday world
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
adherent; devotee; believer
appearance; air; condition; state; form
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to look down on; to condescend
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
lower portion; base surface; soffit
don't worry; no worries; never mind