safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
don't you think?; indicates question
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
overhear; happened to hear that
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to say; to be called; to do
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
sacred ground; sacred precincts
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in addition; besides this; twice
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
guidance; leadership; leading the way
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
virile; tough; masculine; intense
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen