fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
coating (esp. lacquering)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
book (usu. old); publication; document
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lovers talk; sweet nothings
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
evil; sin; vice; mischief
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
influence (on someone); inspiration
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
must not do; should not do; do not do
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to rank next to; to come after
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
must not; should not; do not
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
decorum; propriety; politeness
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied