to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to squash; to crush; to flatten
quite; utterly; really; completely
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
counter for wheels and flowers
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
toe; toe (of a golf club)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
follower; attendant; valet; servant