bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
as usual; as is one's habit
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
switching over to; migration; transition
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
title of honour; title of honor
cannot be compared with; no match for
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
nothing but; none other than
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
reproachful; hateful; bitter
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell