disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
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
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
un-Japanese in appearance or character
individual; private person; personal; private
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
low tone; bass; low voice
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
in succession; one by one
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along