saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
at least; at most; (even) just
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
older brother; elder brother
frequent; densely packed; thick
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to serve; to work for; to attend
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
good young man; agreeable youth
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
the very image of health itself; picture of health
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
urgency; exigency; emergency
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to bring along; to accompany
to order; to command; to appoint