bobbed hairstyle; short bob
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
side effect; adverse reaction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
special; particular; peculiar; unique
solitude; loneliness; isolation
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
leaving to chance; leaving to fate