pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
ten; 10; ten years of age
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
ability; capability; skill
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
speech; tongue; talk; dialect; brogue; accent
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
speech; manner of speaking
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to look away; to turn away
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
older brother; elder brother
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love