chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to invite in; to usher in
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to sink (into); to get depressed
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
major subject; special study
due form; official; formality
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
contradiction; inconsistency
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
something like ...; something called ...
war; fighting; fierce competition