obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
deep inside; innermost place
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
memories; recollections; reminiscence
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
acquaintance; close friend