pasture; grassland; meadow
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to summon; to get used to call
evening; early night hours
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
this occasion; at this time; now
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
quarrel; dispute; argument
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to backfire; to have a harmful result
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
rather; sooner; preferably
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)