astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
commander; general; leader
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
room to let; room for rent
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
retirement (from the world); seclusion
degeneration; retrogression
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
something to wear; clothes
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
creation; Creation (by God)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
speculation; thinking; meditation