mental; spiritual; emotional
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
penalty; sentence; punishment
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
strict order; peremptory command
to save; to leave over; to spare
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
junior high school student; middle school pupil
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
whether or not; presence or absence
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
drama; play; powerful drug
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to call each other; to call out to one another
complete change; about-face
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
preference; priority; precedence
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
pride; boast; credit (to)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)