first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
quotation; citation; reference
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
somersault; looping-the-loop
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to force one's way; to push through
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
accomplishment; execution
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
cross; crossed; cruciform
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with