silence (not speaking); muteness
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
form; shape; figure; visage
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to order; to command; to appoint
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
manner of using one's hands
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
several minutes; a few minutes
to roll up; to be rolled up
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
instead; but (on the other hand)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
episode; anecdote; vignette
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
no sleep or rest; working day and night
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ability; capability; skill
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
head; brains; intellect; understanding