illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
polite; respectful; reverent
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
admiration; wonder; astonishment
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to detain; to take into custody
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water