preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
by itself; automatically; naturally
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
reinforced concrete; remote control
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
ratification; confirmation
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
great man; great god; hero; big man
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
former job; former position
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
talking while standing; standing around talking
welcome!; nice to see you!