consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
even if not; even without
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
ill will; malice; evil intent
speech and behaviour (behavior)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
and so; therefore; for that reason
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to draft; to write a rough copy
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
taking into consideration; making allowances
(one) letter; (one) character
expressing one's mind; speaking out
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly