waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
bygones; the past; past event
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
somehow; for some reason or other
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
in advance; beforehand; previously
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to leave as is; to ignore
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit
temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
revival; restoration; resuscitation
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
calumny; slander; false charge
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to get strong; to gain strength