to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
Chinese "winnowing basket" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke; to rub
person of letters; literary person
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
(Japanese) Darby and Joan
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
appellation; designation; epithet; calling out (a name); calling (for)
Late Middle Japanese; medieval Japanese; mediaeval Japanese
tenderhearted; faint of heart
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
appearance; figure; shape; form
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to set (sun); to become dark
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
on the occasion of; at the time of
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted