small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
on the occasion of; at the time of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
original intention; initial resolution
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
(having) life-and-death power (over)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
if you do this; if this is the case
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
long (time that has passed); old (story)
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
everything; anything; nothing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
you (esp. unmarried women)
alone; by oneself; on one's own