to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
place where one works; construction site; working area
telephone number; phone number
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature); Outlaws of the Marsh; All Men are Brothers
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
smelling of incense; overly pious
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
principle; theory; fundamental truth
Shiba Ryōtarō (1923.8.7-1996.2.12)
Minister of War (Zhou dynasty China)
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
must-read; required reading
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to be helpful; to be useful
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
performing style; acting style
in the same way as; just like
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country