to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to leave unfinished; to abandon
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
sickroom; hospital room; ward
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
(the condition of) one's health
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
traditional Chinese medicine
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
corpulence; fatness; obesity
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's own child; one's own children
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
otherwise; or else; if not
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
information; news; intelligence
news; word; tidings; omen
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy