defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
venerable authority; elderly master
fat; tallow; lard; grease
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
arts and sciences; liberal arts
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
already; now; no longer; not any more
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to prostrate oneself before
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
(political) power; authority; influence
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
the public; general public
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
great man; magnanimous man
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin