to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
relation; connection; affinity
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
bed and food; eating and sleeping
polished mirror; clear mirror
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
sincerity; true heart; devotion
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to spread; to be propagated
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
immediately; right away; on the spot
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
future years; in (one's) later years
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
living alone; solitude; solitary life
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
using one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
meditation; contemplation