appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
reason; cause; circumstances
that is to say; so that means
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
stranger; person from another place
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
younger people; future generations
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
another village; other villages
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reproachful; hateful; bitter
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish