reason; cause; history; origin
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
one end; an end; part; fragment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
body; physique; build; stature
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
fully prepared; all ready
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
change; alteration; modification
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely