in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
many; much; plenty; hardly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
impassioned speech; fervent speech
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
special measure; special measures
application; request; petition
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
adopted daughter; foster daughter
originally; by nature; from the start
leader of a delegation (body, party)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
plural; multiple; several
environment; circumstance
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
spouse; wife; husband; partner
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program