completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
in the meantime; meanwhile
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
death penalty; capital punishment
overhear; happened to hear that
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
one stride; single stride; short distance
little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf; little person (i.e. a person with dwarfism); dwarf; midget
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
in the following manner; as follows
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to manage a state; to govern a country
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
court lady; lady-in-waiting
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
imperial court; royal court
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
empress dowager; queen mother
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail