legalization; legalisation
library; book collection; paperback book
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
delivery person (of food)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
88 years old; (arch.) rice
neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
having ended; being resolved
distinguished or meritorious service
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
public servant; government official
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
character of a place; situation; location; occasion