dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
since when; from when; how long
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
normalcy; normality; normal
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt