to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
in spite of; regardless of
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
authenticity; credibility
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
aggressor; assailant; invader
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
admiration; being impressed (by)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
literally; to the letter; literal
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost