any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish