locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
in name only; titular; nominal
(how) many times; (how) often
casualties; the killed and wounded
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
brilliant; bright; dazzling
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
type of conical hat that covers the whole head (used by Komuso monks)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
distress; wretched condition
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
employer's house; master's house
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
looking on from afar; being a spectator
thoroughly; through and through
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die