mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
boiled and half-dried bonito
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
traditional Japanese handball game
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
history; pedigree; lineage
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
government service; the bureaucracy
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything