mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
like a decent person; human
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
captive; prisoner (of war)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
at least; at most; (even) just
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
that; the matter in question
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
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
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much