sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
the front; honest; upright; decent
emotional scars; mental trauma
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
detached building; solitary house
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
village; human habitation; human settlement
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
water's edge; waterside; shore
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
retirement (from an official position)
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand