grasp; catch; understanding
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
back off!; leave me alone!
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
worried look; concerned expression
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
secret; private; surreptitious
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
on the way back; returning
secret; private; surreptitious
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
near oneself; close to one; familiar
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)