disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
writing; composition; essay; sentence
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
intimidation; threat; bluster
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to become desperate; to give in to despair
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
inner citadel; core; center; centre
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
expectation; anticipation; forecast
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
self-deprecating; self-mocking
so what!; who gives a damn?
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
waterfall; cataract; cascade
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
obsession; compulsive idea
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet