downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
field mouse; meadow mouse
I told you so; you see that?
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
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
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to entertain; to make welcome
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
ancestor; forefather; foremother
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
year of one's birth; one's birth year
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
leading; guiding; commanding
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to cense; to burn incense
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses