ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
please sit down; please have a seat
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
detention; confinement; arrest
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
precarious situation; precarious state
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
request; appeal; claim; purchase
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
show; exhibition; spectacle
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
separate; special; another; separately
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment