to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be greedy; to devour greedily
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to look after (often medically); to take care of
(social) position; status
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
use; utilization; utilisation; application
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip