to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to claim victims; to leave casualties
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
leader; authority; mainstay
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
doing whatever one pleases
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
place to die; place of death
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt