defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
careful observation; close attention
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
existing in opposition or interdependence
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to apologize; to apologise
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unseasonable; out of season
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
position; location; base; point; site
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
one's younger days; when one was young
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
dice; die; baton (of command)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap