restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
dungeon; underground prison
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
in that manner; like that
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
circulation; dissemination
on the street; around town; the world; the public
within a governmental agency; within a government building
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
countries; (various) nations
Edo-period business taxes
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
useless; vain; aimless; idle
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
wages; pay; rental payment
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
areca palm (Areca catechu); betel palm
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
large banquet; (arch.) court banquet (Heian period)
day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year); (arch.) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots; (arch.) pine shoot pulled out by the roots
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest