big man; large man; tall man; giant
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
vassals; retainers; followers
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
boiled and half-dried bonito
build; physique; appearance
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
and; thereupon; because of that
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy