for the first time in one's life
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
to line up; to form a party
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch.) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
dotted line; perforated line
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
private first class (JGSDF)
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
as everyone knows; needless to point out
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be in danger of; to be liable to
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime