book; volume; this; present; main; head
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
something extremely light; feather of a large bird
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
man of virtue; humanitarian
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
just past noon; afternoon
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
day off (between working days); 50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle; non-fever day (when running an intermittent fever, e.g. malaria)
talk; conversation; dialogue
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to accompany; to go with; to go together