expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
older sister and younger brother
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
odds and ends; all; every
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
in this way; along these lines; similarly
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
headband; hair band; hairband
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
deep affection; dear; beloved
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
construction; architecture (of buildings)