great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
showing one's face in public; facing another person
settlement; solution; resolution
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
death penalty; capital punishment
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
several weeks; a few weeks
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
attractiveness; charm; amiability
and then; and so; and; so then
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style