schoolgirl; female student
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
marriage fraud; fake marriage
pistol; handgun; revolver
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
within the blood; blood-borne
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating