to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
right in the middle (of); midst; height
divide into four pieces; one fourth
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
living by oneself; living alone
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
position; location; base; point; site
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
double-edged; double-edged blade
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
that; the matter in question
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
decision; determination; resolution