to order; to command; to appoint
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
isolation; being alone; being friendless
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
blood relationship; blood relative
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to get accustomed to using
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
penetration; permeation; transmission
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
decisive battle of brief duration
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
piece of meat; cut of meat
even if not; even without
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part