atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
creating anew; recreation; re-creation
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
from ... to; between ... and; or
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
disorder; chaos; confusion
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
to burst open; to pop; to split
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar