being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in that way; thus; so; so?
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
just a minute; small quantity
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
modesty; humility; being humble
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
now; the present time; just now; another; more
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
knowing; (an) acquaintance
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
to say; to be called; to do
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
how; in what way; how about; questionable