corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
directly; in person; firsthand
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
on-the-spot investigation
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
the West; the Occident; Western countries
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
(not) altogether; (not) wholly