test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
to get narrower; to contract
to master something (through personal experience)
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
to fail to be attentive to
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
no loss or gain; coming out even
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
ornamental ridge-end tile
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
shameless; infamous; disgraceful