culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
Western clothing; Western binding
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
classical elegance; antiquity
incense; mixture of fragrant woods, etc. used for making incense
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to hide; to keep to oneself
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
living thing; living creature; animal; life
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
overall victory; championship
since then; from that time; ever since
index finger; forefinger; second toe
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin