vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
grandfather; male senior-citizen
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
excellent poem (tanka, haiku, etc.); famous poem; superb rendition of a poem
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
contrast; antithesis; comparison
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
person concerned; interested party; related party
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
a step; short distance; short time
ahead; before; the future
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain