to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
murder; homicide; manslaughter
reason; cause; circumstances
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
pressure; oppression; suppression
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to smear with blood; to kill
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium