to be preeminent; to be outstanding
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
perfect; complete; flawless
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
in that way; like that; that way
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
creation; Creation (by God)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
to knock down; to knock off
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
record high; all-time high
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
without cause; without reason
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
example; illustration; precedent
courting; wooing; making advances
about this time; about now
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
headship of a family; family property
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
traditional ballad sung wearing hanagasa (esp. Yamagata Pref.)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido