cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
splinters of glass; glass shards
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to be damaged; to receive damage
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
one's later years; final years (in life)
quadruped; four-footed animal
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (arch.) covetousness; (arch.) greed; (arch.) avarice
intense antipathy (like a blazing fire); (lit.) flames of rage
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell