to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
commander; commanding officer; CO
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
pulsation; pulsatory motion
substitute article; back-up
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to blaze; to burn brightly
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
horizon (related to land)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to hide; to keep to oneself
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
departure; leaving; going away; recession
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to dry up completely; to become stale
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
calamity; disaster; misfortune
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
God only knows what may happen
addition; adding; supplement
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power