regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
with no effort at all; easily
snow boots; yuki-gutsu; traditional Japanese snow boots made of straw
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to breathe out; to exhale
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
stay of execution; suspended sentence
unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
opposite bank; farther shore
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus