clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to care for someone; to look after someone
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to forget completely; to leave behind
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
rest; break; recess; intermission
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
soldier; combatant; warrior
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette