(something) one does not really mean; insincere
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
drinking party; banquet; feast
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
everybody; every last one of them; all
move; (skilled) shogi player
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
huh; I'll be damned; well!
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
story; tale; talk; discussion
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
other side; opposite side; other party
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)