particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to watch steadily; to stare
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
show; exhibition; spectacle
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression