abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
writing composed entirely of kana; kana text; letter composed entirely of kana
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(not) so much; (not) that much
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
shellfish; seashell; shell
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
source of funds; resources; finances
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
water's edge; beach; shore
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
mustering-out order; callup
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying