appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
family or person with samurai ancestors
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
living by oneself; living alone
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to spend time (on doing something)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
speech; expression; wording; language
occupation; calling; livelihood
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
living by oneself; living alone