carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
misfortunes never come singly
supply line; line of communications
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
old and new (thing); old, but unused
coming and going; traffic
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
cut; notch; end; conclusion
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
rowing; paddling (by hand)