secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to be attacked by a disease
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
old body; aged person; elderly person
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
without eating or drinking
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
looking or acting as if one owned the place
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
quantity or volume of water
to revere; to respect; to worship
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to solicit; to demand; to extort
30th day of the month; 30 days
low dining table; tea table
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy