to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
unbroken; endless; continuous
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
attendance; those present
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fixed date; settlement date
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to keep a watchful eye on
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
street at night; making a night journey
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to increase; to add to; to augment
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to be the ruin of (a person)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to wring the neck; to strangle
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
advanced level; high grade; senior