entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
(linguistic) competence; language capability
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
high tide; high water; full tide
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
shellfish; seashell; shell
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
weakening; emaciation; decline
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
mental; psychological; physical
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)
subconsciousness; the subconscious
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)