mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
of tender years; very young
(one) letter; (one) character
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
certainly; surely; definitely
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
this (very thing); this precisely
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
long hair (usu. of a man)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
voluntary; optional; free; elective
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown