happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
here and there; in places
to pick up; to find; to gather
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
conviction; belief; confidence
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
by means of; due to; because of; according to
retainer; vassal; servant
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
three; three years of age
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
imperial order; imperial decree
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
fortune-telling; divination
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism