skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
information; experience; knowledge; observation
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
180 degrees; complete change
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
the opposite sex; isomerism
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
just because; even if; even though
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
way of speaking; intimation
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
vexing; irritating; impatient
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
popular name; common name; given name
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating