collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
obese body; corpulent physique
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
help; assistance; service
to laugh away; to laugh off
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
tattling; telling on (someone)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
all-night vigil over a body; wake
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
whole nation; whole land; whole country
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to make sure of the truth
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
by your leave; with your permission
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to jump upon (a moving object)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa