to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
feeling of a house or a room
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to speak ill of; to disparage
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
general mobilization; full mobilization
to borrow money; to call for loans
sampling food; tasting; trying
custom; habit; customary practice
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
red leather; red-dyed leather
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sender; consignor; remitter