dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
land near a castle; castle town
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
another family; another house
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to fall off; to tumble down
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to gain a victory; to win
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to check; to stop; to keep back
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
toll; transit fee; transit duty
incessant working; working non-stop
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
business; trade; operations; sales
reopening; resumption; restarting
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
normal duties; (one's) regular work