to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
(going straight) from heaven to hell
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
work; business; company; study
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
madness; craziness; insanity
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
progress; advance; improvement; development
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
writing implement; writing tool
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to be in focus; to come into focus
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet