uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
striking; remarkable; considerable
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
manly; masculine; like a man
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to be overcome with emotion
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(a place) out of one's reach
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
towering; astonishingly high