very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
nise-e; style of portrait popular in court circles in the Kamakura period
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
military service; conscription
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
acceleration; speeding up
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to sell off; to sell completely
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
hairpiece; hair filler; artificial hair; wig
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
real hair; one's own hair
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
suspicious character (person, figure)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
bounty hunter; bounty hunting
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease