lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
carefree; free from worry
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
manuscript; version; draft
monk's self-chosen pseudonym
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing
expertise; experience; knowledge
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
grounds of a Shinto shrine
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
ultimate; final; last; eventual
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp