stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
until now; so far; up to the present
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
inauguration; installation ceremony
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
consideration; taking into account
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
such; like that; that sort of; very
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
such ... as; or some such
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
discovery; detection; finding
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
again; once more; a second time
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently