to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to comb down; to smooth down
place; situation; position; location
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
pre-war days; before the war
bungalow; one-story house
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
senior high school; high school
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped