blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
lying down; down!; lie down!
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
person who has rendered distinguished service
way of reciting; way of telling a story
physical condition; state of health; shape
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
even more; still more; further
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
human rights; civil liberties
resentment; indignation; anger
treating (someone) like an object
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
system; institution; organization; organisation
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
about this time; about now
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted