hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to recall; to remember; to recollect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to hide; to keep to oneself
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
whereabout; about where; how much
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
violent emotion; passion; fury
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
penalty; sentence; punishment
property; fortune; assets
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
cache; place to hide something
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
wisdom; intelligence; intellect