darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
around the world; throughout the world
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
high street; town centre (center)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
reason; cause; circumstances
royal castle; imperial castle
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately