the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
place to go; place one can go
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
diploma; licence; license
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
at that time; in those days
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to cry and shout; to scream
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to indicate; to show; to point to
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern