personality; style; appearance
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
migratory bird; bird of passage
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(on) horseback; riding a horse
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
under the orders of; by order (command)
your body; your health; yourself; you
to say; to tell; to state; to do
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(a person's) family background; lineage
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to say; to be called; to do
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
violent emotion; passion; fury
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running