passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to be filled to bursting; to burst
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to ask a high price; to overcharge
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
woman; female; feminine gender
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to dye; to colour; to color