enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
ill will; malice; evil intent
nature; property; disposition
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
other side; opposite side; other party
internal organs; intestines; viscera
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; room; margin; scope
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion