compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
one's own child; one's own children
in this manner; in this way; like this
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
memories; recollections; reminiscence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
here and there; everywhere
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time