traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
self-control; self-restraint
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to know (a person); to think
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
counter for rules; rule; regulation
to get slightly dirty (all over)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
hygiene; sanitation; health
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
without permission; without notice