bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to listen in; to eavesdrop
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
yearned for; longed for; missed
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court