wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
example; specimen; sample
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
not necessarily so; is not always true
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
general idea; concept; notion
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
appearance; expression; manifestation
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be intimate with; to befriend
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
opposite bank; farther shore
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
account book; register; ledger
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
suffix for familiar person
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
bowl used for serving rice
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pause; to have a short intermission
to side with (someone); to support (someone)