to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to run about; to rush about
suddenly; all of a sudden
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to be free; to be available
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
self-annotation of one's writings
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
early (days); initial stage; initial
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
spring sunshine; springtime
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on