sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
distant look; faraway look
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(arch.) master of the rice field; (arch.) chief farmer; lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
failure; mistake; blunder
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
estimate (of costs); budget
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match