leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
footwear; footgear; shoes
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
storehouse; warehouse; godown
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate