ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
clergyman; churchman; clergy
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
vomiting blood; hematemesis
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
one's own handwriting; autograph
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
call; summons; convening; convocation
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
with a start; with a jump
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up