for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
Island; insula; island; islet
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up