bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
(political) power; authority; influence
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
in that way; like that; that way
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity