technical skill; ability; capacity
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
already known; well-known
appearance; figure; shape; form
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
bygones; the past; past event
fourth day of the month; four days
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
eccentric; crank; oddball
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to express (in words); to confess
voluntary; optional; free; elective
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
personal digital assistant; PDA
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
forced to use; forced into a position
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)