novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
genuine; authentic; true; real
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sitting with one knee drawn up
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
disaster; calamity; misfortune
technique; art; skill; move
someone without a fixed occupation; man of leisure; playboy
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
look!; there!; here!; that is
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of