opening; gap; dried and opened fish
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
the world of music; the music world
same village; same town; same province
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
(medical) doctor; physician
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw