censorship; inspection; examination
(written) work; book; writings
guardians; parents; father and older brother
social status; social position; social standing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
like a decent person; human
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
river surface; surface of a river
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
honesty; sincerity; frankness
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
nice; likeable; desirable
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
summary; generalization; generalisation
6th day of the month; six days
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
Vladimir; Vladimir (Russia); Vladimirskaya
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing