double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
how many people; a number of people
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
obsession; compulsive idea
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
practical problem; practical matter
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
decision; determination; resolution
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
round shape; circle; circular form
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
directivity; directionality; intentionality
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false