easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to employ; to hire; to charter
bolt from the blue; great surprise
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
older brother and younger sister
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
unselfishness; wanting little
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
support; backing; patronage
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
is never the case; has never happened
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
funeral; burial; condolence
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person