to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
receiving an imperial decree; obeying an imperial decree
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
reputation; public opinion
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
index; indices; indicator
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
diligent; absorbed (in something)
front; frontage; facade; main
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest