ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
virile; tough; masculine; intense
health; healthy; sound; fit
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
with hands in pockets; idleness
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; even though; despite
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)