Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
writing; composition; essay; sentence
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
lost article; something forgotten
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
attractive face and figure
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
high heels; high-heeled shoes
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
right under; directly below
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
already; now; no longer; not any more