charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be worried; to be troubled
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
walking around at night; night travel; night train
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
innumerable; countless; numberless
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
earring (non-pierced); helix
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
well-made; well-done; great success