genius; prodigy; natural gift
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to fall in love (with); to love
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
female lay devotee; believer
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
generation; lifetime; age
spoiled child; spoilt child
to amuse oneself; to make merry
high mountain; alpine mountain
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
on countless occasions; many a time
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
poisoning; kill by poison
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
sailor; boatman; passenger
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)