advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
in the morning; during the morning
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
(political) power; authority; influence
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
chief nurse (in the army)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
bedridden; confined to bed
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
master; masterhand; maestro
dignity; majesty; sanctity
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
outline; survey; compendium