tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to own; to receive; to understand
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
granted that; even if; even though
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
iniquity; wickedness; dishonesty
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
image; figure; figure; form; image
should do; ought to do; must do
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
declaration; proclamation; announcement
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to congratulate; to celebrate
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
in order; in turn; one by one
potter's clay; kaolin; china clay
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre