lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(social) position; status
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
unity of church and state; theocracy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
danger; peril; hazard; risk
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reason; cause; circumstances
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
every evening; night after night
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
stealthily; secretly; in secret