continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
news; word; tidings; omen
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
your highness; your grace; your eminence
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to approach; to draw near
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
(social) class; rank; grade
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
sour look; surly face; pout
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous