custom; habit; customary practice
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
invisibility (through magic)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the first star to appear in the evening
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
one of these days; someday; one day
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch