lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
place to die; place of death
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
near; close; beside; third person
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
one's original family name; maiden name
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
establishment; foundation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
will; testament; last request
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to lose sight of; to miss
(Edo-period) town magistrate
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
rebel; traitor; insurgent
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question