to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to droop; to hang down; to weep
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to be erected; to be built
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to palm off; to force a sale
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
letter; missive; note; mail
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to provide; to arrange; to install
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial