grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
celebratory banquet; feast
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
various matters; everything
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
proceeding to the capital
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to follow another's example
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming