inner citadel; core; center; centre
in the meantime; meanwhile
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
long ago; a long time ago; already
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
quantity or value of goods laid in
natural virtue; personal virtue
standing firm; holding out
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
endless; boundless; everlasting