to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
frequency (of occurrence)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
alone; unaided; away from home
every person; every mouth; every entrance
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
main ingredient; main component
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
solely; entirely; only; or
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to slap; to strike; to spank
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented