unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
interior; inside; internal
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
offense (against the law); offence; violation
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
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); to be delivered
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
about here; in this neighborhood
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
gesture; gesticulation; motion
protruding tooth; overbite; bucktooth
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild