to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
partly open; in half bloom
application; request; petition
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
character building; formation of character; personality development
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement