to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
laughing foolishly; cackling
to die; to lay down life's burden
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to change completely; to change suddenly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
affixing; pasting; sticking
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she