embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
that is to say; so that means
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
is something that; is that which
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
final scene; the end; finale
big frame; large figure; huge body
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
edict; ordinance; proclamation
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
head over heels; headlong; head first
spot; point; place; position
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
looking cool and collect; with an air of perfect composure
to fall flat; to fall face down
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery