not worth doing; waste of effort
to have a meal; to take a meal
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
how long; how far; how much
clear; precise; definite; distinct
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
rational; reasonable; logical
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
semi-transparent; translucent
representative; exemplary; model
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish