sundry; various; assorted
small; fine; detailed; stingy
about when; about what time; how soon
late at night; at a late hour
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stare back at; to look back at
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like