illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
duty; obligation; responsibility
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
warming up sake; warmed sake
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
naturalization; naturalisation
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
use; utilization; utilisation; application
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
police officer; policeman; constable
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
outskirts; periphery; environs
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
wise man; philosopher; sage
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
self-defense; self-defence