light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
directly; in person; firsthand
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
what's what; heads or tails
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
a little bit; a little while
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
to become better; to improve
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
goshuin; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples; letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
long time; long interval; for quite some time
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind