thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
protection against the cold
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
being trapped (and having no way out); withdrawal from society during personal financial hardship; house arrest (Edo period)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
decrease; reduction; decline
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size