feigning ignorance; acting dumb
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
with a start; with a jump
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
contract; compact; agreement
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section