demesne; estate; private land; private property
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
night-vision scope; night scope
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
same family (race, tribe)
to stay calm; to keep cool
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
characteristic vibration; normal mode
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
resistance to pressure; resisting pressure
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
filler; extender; bulking agent
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
to hang (something) on the wall
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively