reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
isolation; being alone; being friendless
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
unanticipated; unexpected
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be free; to be available
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to concern; to be related
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
discovery; detection; finding
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
guess; conjecture; surmise
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man