tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
individualism; egoism; selfishness
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to escape from; to get out
individual; private person; personal; private
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
Edo period inspection of rice plants
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
shipmates; fellow passengers
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
solemn; grave; impressive
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)