irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
excellent; superb; first-rate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
pustule; scab; syphilis; pox
one evening; some evenings
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
invitation; introduction; temptation
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rikka; formal style of ikebana
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(not so) much; (not) very
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
various families; various schools of thought
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
secrecy; highly classified information
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short