how; in what way; by what means
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
family; relatives; dependents; household
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
training; drill; practice; discipline
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
reprisals; retaliatory measures
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
being left out; being ostracized
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
sword skills; swordsmanship
several years; a few years
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sender; consignor; remitter
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)