military shoes; combat boots
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
wound (suffered in a fight)
to seek a path; to find one's way
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
to sustain a serious wound
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
unnatural or untimely death (esp. in contrast with the karma of the previous life)
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
social class; social strata; social scale
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
general manager; director-general
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
personality; style; appearance
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from