wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
quotation; citation; reference
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
serialization; serialisation; serial story
each newspaper; every newspaper
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
two times; twice; two degrees
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
traditional Japanese handball game
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
fully prepared; all ready
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be discouraged; to shrink from
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)