unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
serious wound; serious injury
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get late; to advance; to wear on
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
one's own faction (of a party)
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
power; authority; influence
immediately; at once; instantly
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation