limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
marriage ceremony; wedding
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to speak ill of; to disparage
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
acid; sourness; sour taste
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to like; to love; to be fond of
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
sincere; earnest; serious
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
New Year's Eve; December 31
scroll mounter; picture framer
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids