thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
and yet; though; when; in spite of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
how long; how far; how much
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
something like ...; something called ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
eating without paying; eating for free
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
it is not (like that) either
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to be discouraged; to shrink from
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
suppression; repression; subjugation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
one's last moment; one's death; one's end