dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
criticism; critique; review; commentary
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
comparatively; relatively
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
attractiveness; charm; amiability
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
torii; Shinto shrine archway
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
mistress; kept woman; concubine
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
military affairs; military work
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
being unworthy of one's rank; being outranked
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
Buddhism's highest paradise
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination