to repent; to be penitent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to summon; to get used to call
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
having not the slightest idea
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
whispering into a person's ear
exile; banishment; deportation
decapitation; decapitated head
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory