capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
looking over someone's shoulder
father and mother; parents
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
image; figure; figure; form; image
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
shop selling prepared food
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
(United States of) America; USA
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
equality; impartiality; evenness
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
supply; provision; service; supply
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to get out of bed; to show a leg
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning