being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
much less; to say nothing of
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
large amount of money; great cost
monetary; financial; pecuniary
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
10th day of the month; ten days
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
5th day of the month; five days
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses