to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
preparation; arrangements
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
violent emotion; passion; fury
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
gossip; corner of the mouth
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
no matter how much time passes
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
fine weather; fair weather
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
the reason is ...; it is because ...
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
entreaty; appeal; petition
rushing around; running wild
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather