sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
private secretary; amanuensis
armor and helmet (armour)
hills and fields; hill and dale
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing