act of mercy; helping another person
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
in terms of; from the point of view of
to be found; to be discovered
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to like; to love; to be fond of
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
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
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
tear; rip; breach; break; hole; crack
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
living thing; organism; creature; biology
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)