older sister; elder sister
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
rotten smell; putrid odor
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to mix together; to blend; to compound
while being out of the office or away from home
study; library; den; home office; reading room
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
between the pages of a book; between two books
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
propulsive power; driving force
occlusal force; biting force; bite force
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
already; now; no longer; not any more
enemy territory; hostile place
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
remote control; remote operation
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
discretion; consideration; allowance
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
academic; scholarly; scientific
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
treating (someone) like an object