to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
obedience; submission; resignation
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to congratulate; to celebrate
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
whole book (volume); complete episode
here and there; in places
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman