strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
large amount of money; great cost
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to repeat; to be frequent
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
needlework; sewing; seamstress
celebration; auspicious occasion
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
nine parts; nine percent; almost