knot; nodule; tubercule; node
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
minority; (sexual, ethnic) minority; minority group
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
all-night vigil over a body; wake
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
great person; eminent figure
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
ecstasy (emotion); (religious) ecstasy; ecstasy (drug); MDMA
good old; good old-fashioned
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
justification; rationalization
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make