to press against each other; to huddle together
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
with a click; with a snap
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
godsend; gift from providence
to begin to grow light; to dawn
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
great mountain; large mountain
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
look!; there!; here!; that is
standing tree; standing timber
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
beautification; glorification
coexistence; living together
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
undergoing training; learning
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
overhear; happened to hear that
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
at that time; in those days
good name; good reputation; your name
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
(giving) instruction; initiation
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to awake from one's sleep
twice; again; second time