defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
obedience; submission; resignation
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
if so; in that case; in that situation
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to wring the neck; to strangle
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
powder snow; powdery snow
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
recovery; undoing; recall
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to glare at each other; to confront each other
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
calm; composed; leisurely
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback