abrupt; sudden; unexpected
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
to leave word; to leave a message
as far as the eye can see
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to get narrower; to contract
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
royal castle; imperial castle
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
overconfident; presumptuous
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
schedule; program; programme; agenda
each (every) time; whenever
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline