tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
murder; homicide; manslaughter
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
first generation; founder
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
arrest; apprehension; capture
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
surely; certainly; without doubt
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)