in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
be (that) as it may; having said that
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
salvation (of the world); saving the world
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
following the lead (of); playing second fiddle (to); follower
(not possible) on such short notice
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
give-and-take; give and take
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
young girl; lass; adolescent female
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
nice; good; well-executed
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)