explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
that; the matter in question
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to become better; to improve
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
male homosexuality; pederasty
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
regret; repentance; remorse
failure; mistake; blunder
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase