failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
a (single) moment; an instant
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)