old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(Japanese) Monopoly Bureau
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
shack; shanty; hut; barracks
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to go past; to pass; to pass by
honour; honor; glory; privilege
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
subordinate official; government clerk
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
front; frontage; facade; main
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
shredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
clearing one's throat; cough
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion