puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
large number (of); many; majority
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
world; society; people; the public
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
display; (computer) display; monitor
to keep secret; to conceal
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange