8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
(visual) scrutiny; close inspection; detailed map; detailed guide; guide to the Yoshiwara red light district
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
refined taste; elegant pursuits
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to congratulate; to celebrate
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
shorthanded; understaffed
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to employ; to hire; to charter
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to drink up; to drain (cup)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
charm; attractiveness; humanity
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
quite; utterly; really; completely
bow and arrow; weapon; arms