Vocabulary

cow's tongue

to see (a doctor, etc.)

day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year)

ne-no-hi-no-asobi; collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)

pine shoot pulled out during ne-no-hi-no-asobi

to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)

as for this

to crown beauty with even greater beauty

a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake

to not try to fix an error but rather make it look good on the surface only

to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not

dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

to be so angry that one lashes out at unrelated things; to have an outburst of anger

with this (I) ...

not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...

as always; the same as it always is

to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox

ill-gotten gains fade as fast as they were obtained

to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain

those who seek riches will find them; fortune comes to those who seek it

like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss

I pray that; I wish that

it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...

I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but

I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that

Agnus Dei

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

to be sacked; to be dismissed

human shield

to feel dizzy

to be excited; to be elated

to be excited; to be elated

being exceptionally stingy

to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)

to wake from a fever-induced delirium

to experience

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes

to sigh; to breathe a sigh