guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
greeting; a fine thing to say
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
(someone else's) daughter
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
aviator; flying ace; birdman
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...