minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
prickling; stinging; tingling
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
reputation; public opinion
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
your honored father; your honoured father
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
ice house; ice room; cold room
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
retention; maintenance; preservation