to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
whole story; full picture; full particulars
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
court dress; full-dress uniform
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
quickly; calmly; intently
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
defense; defence; safeguard; protection