all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
face; looks; vestiges; trace
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither