to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
practice; practising; training; study
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
I don't want to boast but
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
not yet known; unknown; strange
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
draw (in competition); tie game
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
charming; fascinating; attractive
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to repeat; to do over again
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand