culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
determination; resolution
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
all eyes; public attention
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
absolute obedience; complete submission
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to become vulgar; to coarsen
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
independent body; independent agency
call; summons; convening; convocation
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent