(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
foster mother; adoptive mother
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
phantom; vision; illusion
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
late at night; small hours of the morning
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
grudge; spite; malice; rancor
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
boasting; bragging; talking big
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to live; to reside; to inhabit