mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
flour; meal; powder; heroin
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
this occasion; at this time; now
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hooting; jeering; heckling
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unfortunately; regrettably
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
ordination (esp. Catholic)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
sharp parting remark; parting threat
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind