above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
(social) position; status
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
of course; certainly; naturally
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
(Russian) maritime provinces
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
secretary (government); director; chief
absence; disregard; indifference
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt