to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to emphasize; to attach importance to
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
homosexuality; homosexual love
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
overlapping; piling; stacking
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
natural disaster; cataclysm
literature; books (reference); document
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
re-examination; reinvestigation
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
large monster (Japanese film genre)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to have a bitter experience
to receive divine punishment