formal; orthodox; in earnest
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
breaking through or sneaking past a barrier
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
resourcefulness; adaptability
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
sword; blade; single stroke
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
difference; variation; difference
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to approach; to draw near
in person; personally; (do) oneself
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find