luster and color; lustre and colour
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
catarrh of the pulmonary apex; pulmonary apicitis; inflammation of the mucous of the upper lung
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
un-; non-; negative prefix
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to poke each other; to jab each other
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
completely; entirely; totally
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle