what sort of; what kind of; what way
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
thicket; coppice; brushwood
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
willpower; energy; vitality
voiceless; unvoiced; silent; noiseless
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
locational advantage; advantageous position
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
having said that; be that as it may
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks