crow (Corvus spp.); raven
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(one's precious) only child
individual; private person; personal; natural person
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
physiology; one's period; menstruation
marriage proposal; marriage talks
complete destruction; demolition
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
senility; dotage; decrepitude
mass psychology; mob psychology; crowd psychology; herd mentality; group mind
waste material; waste; useless article; discarded article; refuse; trash
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
circulation; dissemination
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors