strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to manage a state; to govern a country
person killed in action; the war dead
supervised; under surveillance
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
stage actor; stage actress
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
handsome face; beautiful features
long slits (esp. of eyes)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
within; inside of; less than
suppression; repression; subjugation
without; unless; have to do
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
torture to death; torment to death
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
good-natured person; nice person
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
medical apparatus; medical instruments
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to be burned out (of one's home)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor