circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
pose (in kabuki); posture
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
being struck mad by love; blind love
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
to thrust before; to thrust at
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
same family (race, tribe)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
every evening; night after night
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain