innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
residing; living; dwelling
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
in the end; on top of that
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)