skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
all present; all concerned; all of us
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
singing contest; person proud of their voice
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
nothing but; none other than
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece