concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to say no more; to sink into silence
granted that; even if; even though
life; living; I; me; student
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
foolish idea; (one's own) idea; my humble opinion
offering a full report to a superior
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
nuisance mail (such as chain mail, etc.)
help; assistance; service
offence; offense; hindrance
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session