handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
sense of unity; sense of oneness
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
feel (of a material); texture
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to pour forth; to spill out
feather decoration; plume
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
sexual act; sexual intercourse
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
opening a business; opening a practice
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
venomous snake; poisonous snake
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts