to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
eccentric; crank; oddball
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
two parts; two copies; the second part
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
chorus; singing in a chorus
in that manner; like that
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
blood relationship; blood relative
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
it is not (like that) either