close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
according to plan; as planned; on target
last night; yesterday evening
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
in search of; in order to look for
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
good feeling; feeling good
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to relax; to feel at home
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever