amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
this sort of; this type of
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
distrust; unjust suspicion
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
opening and closing; opening and shutting
endurance; perseverance; patience
extremely dangerous; full of peril
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
at some point in the past; at some stage
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
weak force; weak interaction
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
breasts; buttocks; (lit.) two hills
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
dampness; humidity; moisture
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed