tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to order; to command; to appoint
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
even though; despite; when
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show