the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
religious exultation; ecstasy
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
repentance; confession; penitence
sincerity; true heart; devotion
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
settlement; solution; resolution
tone (of voice); manner of talking
in the end; on top of that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
pure heart; naivete; innocence
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
very; much; greatly; a lot of
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
wet nurse; nursing mother
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)