vexing; irritating; impatient
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
moderate faction; moderates
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
(social) position; status
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to get help; to enlist aid
blow; shock; strike; batting
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
popular (hit) program (programme)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
region; limits; stage; level
number; number plate; license plate
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
number of days (times) one has attended
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
property; fortune; means; assets
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
penalty; sentence; punishment