to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
separation; farewell; parting
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
(walking) stick; cane; wand
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to suppress one's emotions
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
narrow margin; slim margin
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation