slave traffic; slave dealer
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting; room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room; boarding house for trainee administrators (Ritsuryo period)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to shout (in anger); to yell
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sympathy; compassion; pity
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
jumping about; rampancy; domination
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
emphasizes direct object of action
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
main; principal; important
rosary; string of prayer beads
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)