foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
impairment of liver function
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
contest; comparison; competition
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
ring; playing field; stadium
modifiable; changeable; updateable
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
just one person; only one
back street; back alley; off-street
quiet; still; surreptitious
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)