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
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 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
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
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
fingering (of a musical instrument)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
vexing; irritating; impatient
original author (of a work)
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment