training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
judgment; judgement; discernment
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
finishing blow; coup de grâce
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to rank next to; to come after
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
pressure; oppression; suppression
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food