failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to detain; to check; to restrain
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
aging; wearing out; deterioration
discipline; training; teaching manners
quietly; slowly; gracefully
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
older brother; elder brother
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
tight skirt; straight skirt
suited figure; person in a suit
reserve and consideration (to others)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
police identification card
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
reaction; response; reaction