habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
match; game; bout; contest
retreating figure; appearance from behind
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
woman; lady; adult female
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
evening meal; supper; dinner
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
waste of time; killing time
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(another's) daughter; young lady
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray