thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
(home) tutor; private teacher
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
technique; art; skill; move
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to like; to love; to be fond of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
chance; opportunity; occasion
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region