long (time that has passed); old (story)
to be smeared; to be covered
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
coating (esp. lacquering)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to shake; to sway; to waver
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to cease; to stop; to be over
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to knit one's brows; to frown
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
samurai; warrior; military family
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
something like ...; something called ...
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region