spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
high; noble; refined; advanced
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
small number; few; minority
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to look around; to survey
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
front; frontage; facade; main
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to push aside; to push one's way through
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to go past; to pass; to pass by