to add to one's experience; to become skillful
third sign of the Chinese calendar
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
stupid idiot; total moron
traveler; traveller; stranger
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
fried prawns; fried shrimp
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
charm; incantation; spell; curse