to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
build; physique; frame; constitution
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to be fated; to be linked by fate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
pronunciation; production of sound
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
overlooking; turning a blind eye
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to frolic about; to mess around
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
administration of justice; judicature
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
confusion; distraction; derangement
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place