sailor suit; middy uniform
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
having an ancient and honorable origin
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
offering; presentation; donation
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
your husband; her husband
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
employment (long term); hire
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize