because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
connection; link; relationship
about here; in this neighborhood
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
living thing; organism; creature; biology
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
sickness and health start with the mind
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
timewise; temporal; chronal
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
pigmented macule; pigmented spot
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
farming implement; farm tools
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
semiannual crop; two crops per year
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
although; but; even though; I wish that
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
long military service; having experienced many battles
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking