simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
silk cotton (esp. from the Indian silk cotton tree); Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
loss of spirit; dejection
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be exhausted; to be tired out
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
affected part; diseased part; wound
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
ability; capability; skill
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist