authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to be intimate with; to befriend
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
river management; river improvement; flood control
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
life; living; I; me; student
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)