to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to shake one's head (in denial)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be lacking in options; to be too few
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
had better ...; had better not ...
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to make an appearance; to show up
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
sense of values; values; value system
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk