to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
all but dead; half killed
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
oversight; omission; mistake
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
flour; meal; powder; dust
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
standing in a group; standing up in unison
condition; figure; appearance; voice
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to scuttle off; to take flight
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to tie one on; to get drunk
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering