process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
discovery; detection; finding
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
thousands; several thousand
to pluck; to pick; to tear
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
looking over someone's shoulder
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
main street; avenue; boulevard
bent back; hunchback; stoop
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
general inspection; complete overhaul
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
personal history; background; career
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); kabane; (arch.) clan
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
and (also); both ... and; as well as
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism