noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
owner (esp. of a business)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
already; now; no longer; not any more
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
long ago; a long time ago; already
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
servant; manservant; menial
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
utmost limits; extremity; limit
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
difference; variation; difference
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
still (continuing); as ever; further