the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
7th day of the month; seven days
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
last month; previous month
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
same country; same province; the (said) country
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
outward appearance; looks
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to suit; to match; to become; to be like