(small) stone; rock; pebble
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
role; part; job; assignment
to be hesitant; to feel timid
horseplay; fooling around
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
accumulation; accumulate; store
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin