shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
doing whatever one pleases
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
companion; company; tritagonist
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to recall; to remember; to recollect
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being