a second time; again; once more; twice
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
why; how; for what reason
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
training; drill; practice; discipline
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
society; the world; the times
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
disparate society; stratified society
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?