anticipation; expectation
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
treatment as a guest; guest
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
fabrication; lie; fiction
to push (something) against
to sob; to be choked with tears
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be hot on a person's heels
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out