really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
without sparing time for sleep
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to think of; to come up with
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to hold fast; to protect to the end
parental love; parental affection
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
with a click; with a snap
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect); identification (by a general) of the severed head of an enemy killed in battle
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
around the clock; day and night
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
January; first month of the lunar calendar
instability; insecurity; crankiness
sign; indication; omen; symptom
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
jealousy; regarding with jealousy