concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give the stamp of approval
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be worried; to be troubled
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
innumerable; countless; numberless
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); (arch.) dream on the night of setsubun
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
late at night; at a late hour
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
counter for books; volume
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish