to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
suddenly; all of a sudden
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
supplementary explanation
to settle (in a place); to settle down
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)