lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
both; many; various; together
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
homecoming; returning home
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
virile; tough; masculine; intense
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
urgency; exigency; emergency
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to have sexual intercourse
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
vengeance; revenge; retaliation