of course; certainly; naturally
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to play (a stringed instrument)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
two times; twice; two degrees
to recall; to remember; to recollect
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
if it is the case that ...
marriage ceremony; wedding
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
retainer; retinue; servant
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
silence; stillness; quietness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
way; course; the only way
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity