above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to jump up and down; to hop
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
very loud volume; megavolume
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
even so; anyhow; at any rate
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)