nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
at the top of one's voice
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
boy; son; baby boy; young man
safety; welfare; well-being
wet nurse; nursing mother
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn