feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
contract; compact; agreement
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
how; in what way; by what means
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
primary school; elementary school; grade school
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very