(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
extreme happiness; euphoria; (being in) seventh heaven
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
2nd day of the month; two days
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to understand from experience
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
very much; exceedingly; extremely
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
equality for the four classes (early Meiji-period slogan)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
(religious) faith; belief; creed
since when; from when; how long
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder