ring; link; open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to observe carefully; to make sure
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that