fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
samue; monk's working clothes
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
raging fire; conflagration
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(present) head of a family
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
charming; fascinating; attractive
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
dragon god; dragon king; naga
authority; power; function
to rule; to govern; to administer
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tension; mental strain; nervousness
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
your health and prosperity