dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
maintaining the status quo
to make one's rounds; to patrol
guard; sentinel; garrison
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
neighbourhood; neighborhood
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
social meeting place; watering hole
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to sit down; to take a seat
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
final qualifier; final qualifying round
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
staying behind; remaining; residual
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
nape (of the neck); nucha
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to have one's horizons broadened