line; queue; procession; matrix
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
zest for living; energy to live
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to look forward to something
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
around the world; throughout the world
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to work hard; to work diligently
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to live; to make a living; to get on with
needy circumstances; living in poverty
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess