to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
close to the wall; alongside the wall
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to fall on one's backside
to watch steadily; to stare
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
very young; little; childish; immature
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
3000; three thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
special; particular; peculiar; unique
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)