to delight; to give pleasure
Rubus mesogaeus (species of blackberry)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
good-looking; fair; beautiful
elegance; taste; refinement
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
well curb of a round well
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced; inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
press; print shop; printing office
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
no-good man; (male) loser
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
private; exclusive; secret
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
number of copies; circulation
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write