sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you
beginning of the year; the oldest person
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to teach; to take a teaching job
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
front; frontage; facade; main
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
indicate reason; infers some protest
prejudice; bias; distorted view
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light