fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
escape; excelling; prominence
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
external object; foreign matter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
demonstration; show of force
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
even without doing; even without being
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be needed; to be wanted
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to wear; to put on (a sword)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
evening; early night hours
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
directly; in person; firsthand
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
boating; sailing; navigation
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
thrifty; frugal; economical
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold