noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
explosive; blasting powder
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
stirring; rousing oneself
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
one's whole heart; everything one feels
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory