useless; vain; aimless; idle
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
before god; before an altar
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual