lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run about; to rush about
everywhere; all over; throughout
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
young noblewoman; princess
call; summons; call; invocation; 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)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
ardent; passionate; vehement
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to hang (something) on the wall
war; fighting; fierce competition
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
prayer (for something); supplication
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
draw (in competition); tie game
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
meeting place; assembly hall
to revere; to respect; to worship
near; nearby; not far off
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn