pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
senility; dotage; decrepitude
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
internal organ; viscera; gut
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
coating (esp. lacquering)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity