way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
gesture; gesticulation; motion
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to die out; to become extinct
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
misanthropy; misanthropist
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)