to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
cylindrical paper lantern
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
pre-existing; already there; conventional
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
close-cropped hair; shaven head
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
bronze or copper (color, colour)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
gleaming; shining; glistening
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
having said that; be that as it may
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
in person; personally; (do) oneself