skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
surname; family name; last name
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to follow another's example
to grow up; to become an adult
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
middle of the night; dead of night
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting