to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to love ardently; to be madly in love with
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
locomotive; (train) engine
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
underestimation; undervaluation
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
ordinary person; untitled individual
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
assertion; declaration; affirmation
Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition; three-legged crow inhabiting the sun
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
witty; smart and polished
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap