devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
financial power; financial means; wealth
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
eye strain; eyestrain; asthenopia
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
people; citizens; subjects; folk
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
steamed towel; steaming hot towel
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly