cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
restoration of imperial rule
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
optimist; easy-going person
patient's condition; pathology
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be exhausted; to be tired out
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
military family; warrior class
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
great mountain; large mountain
whichever one chooses; either way
to crumble away; to collapse
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to scrape off; to shave off
to make merry; to be festive
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
subscriber; reader; admirer
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle