to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
magic sword; cursed sword
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
briskly with small steps; trotting
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
standing for a long time; remaining standing
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything