won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
inheritance; something given or received
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
one's family (home) background (environment)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
older sister and younger brother
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
remarkable; striking; obvious
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor