to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
decision; determination; resolution
companion; partner; spouse
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
and; thereupon; because of that
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
imperial bridal party's entry into the court
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
no, not like that (but like this)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to keep watch; to stand guard
indicate reason; infers some protest
bored; having nothing to do; idle
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
every person; every mouth; every entrance
elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school