to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to bend down with a round back
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
indispensable; essential; necessary
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
namely; that is (to say); in other words
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
moment by moment; hour by hour
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
directly; in person; firsthand
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)