traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
presence; sitting with; being with
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
allegiance; obedience; submission
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
interest; rights; concession
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
Western civilization; Western civilisation
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
belief; faith; conviction
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
rise; improvement; uptrend
to move (house); to change residence
to live; to reside; to inhabit
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent