road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
people; citizens; subjects; folk
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
climax; peak; zenith; apex
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
pride; boast; credit (to)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
just now; right now; at this moment
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl