success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
government office; agency; board
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
jewel; precious stone; gem
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
mountain road; mountain trail
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to watch over; to watch attentively
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
a short while ago; already
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)