to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to walk away; to saunter off
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
leader of a charge; first to arrive
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
worthy of special mention
capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
going around; patrol; round; tour
social life; social intercourse
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)