preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
infancy; childhood; tender age
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
bend; curvature; deflection
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to yearn for; to be in love with
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
haori (Japanese formal coat)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
body; physique; build; stature
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
long (time that has passed); old (story)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents