to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
there being no use in arguing (about it)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)