farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
rushing around; running wild
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to leave unseen or unread
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
illumination; decorative lighting
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
enumeration; citation; listing
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
government official; clerk
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker