dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
than; other than; except; but
what people say; rumours; public opinion
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
go that far; to that extent
to turn completely into; to become completely
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
around the end of (a period of time)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot