at first; initially; in the beginning
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
self-justification; excuse
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
reason; cause; circumstances
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
environment; circumstance
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
example; illustration; precedent
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep