vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
notice; notification; report; posting
however; having said that; but
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to be too late; to be too slow
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable