nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to speak; to hear a voice
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
clearing one's throat; cough
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
environment; circumstance
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
intellectuals; intelligentsia; educated class
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be sticky; to be close together
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to check someone's temperature
way (of doing); manner; method; means
tenth day of the month; ten days
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
repentance; confession; penitence
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be at a loss for words
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to hide; to keep to oneself
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties