heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
immortal; undying; indestructible
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
joy and anger; human emotions
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
loud laughter; hearty laugh
hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
death in madness; dying insane
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort