inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
preface; introduction; preamble
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
government; administration
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
here and there; in places
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
scenery; scene; landscape
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
even though; despite; when
open air; outdoors; outside
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
with a start; with a jump