needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
not worth considering; out of the question
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat