sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor