inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to cut off (a relationship)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
eight (long cylindrical things)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to live fast (and recklessly)
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
curious; strange; unusual
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
rather; sooner; preferably
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to blow through; to blow across
peripheral wall; surrounding wall
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
station; office; guardroom
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
remnants of a defeated army
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do