to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
two (long cylindrical things)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
front; frontage; facade; main
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be selected (from among many people)
under the orders of; by order (command)