to be infected; to be contagious
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
Rosa; Loeser; Roosa; Rosza
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
royal capital; imperial capital
military family; warrior class
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
society; public; community; social studies
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
one by one; in detail; minutely
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
that's the way it is; such is life
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle