engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
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
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
to be filled to bursting; to burst
fat; tallow; lard; grease
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
imagination; supposition; guess
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
with all one's strength; with all one's might
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
to start shouting; to break out
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
threat; intimidation; menace
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
frequent; densely packed; thick
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war