precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
way of reciting; way of telling a story
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
this occasion; at this time; now
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
taking heart; being in high spirits
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
pleased to make your acquaintance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
pose (in kabuki); posture
loud shout; excited cheering
1,000,000; one million; million; many
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
store interior; inside of a shop
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to think constantly about; to dwell on
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency