strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
burning at the stake; burning to death
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
one way or the other; either way
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
desk chair; office chair; computer chair
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to form a group; to form a bunch
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour