funny story; funny anecdote
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
transfer; assignment; conveyance
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
acquaintance; appreciative friend
news of someone's death; obituary
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...