seeing one off; farewell; escort
light (e.g. colour, color)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
bursting at the seams; bulging
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
banquet or reception hall
to be sooty; to be stained
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
book bound in Japanese style
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
picking; collecting; harvesting
reconfirmation; double check
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to kill; to choke the life out of
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room