to flare up; to burst into flames
pure heart; naivete; innocence
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
word (opinion, objection)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
embroidery and foiling; traditional Japanese embroidery and impressed gold or silver foil
clothes; clothing; garments
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
baskets wrapped in paper, bark or skin
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to get accustomed to using
to daub; to brush; to touch up
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)