preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
in name only; titular; nominal
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
all; entire; whole; altogether
boastful speech; bragging
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
fields (of rice and other crops)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
on the occasion of; at the time of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
good correspondent; ready writer