chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
all night; throughout the night
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
feeling great (refreshed)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
carriage; movement (of the body)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
one's possessions; ownership
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command