person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
with a click; with a snap
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
coloured glass; colored glass
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
as usual; as is one's habit
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be surprised; to be astonished