(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
current issues; current topics
banknote; bill; note; paper money
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible