to have a guilty conscience
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
person of letters; literary person
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
having children; attempting to conceive
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
vaginal discharge; menstruation; afterbirth
24 hours; twenty-four hours
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down