optimist; easy-going person
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a"
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
thoughtful; deep-thinking
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
portrait; likeness; picture
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine