elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
complete; whole; perfect; safe
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
meaning; significance; sense
simply; merely; only; solely
to redeem (from sin); to save
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
lining; ceiling; wainscoting; wainscotting
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
exactly as stated; verbatim
minimum; at the very least
conjurer; magician; illusionist
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to manage something successfully; to be successful
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
this is why; this means; it is the case that
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short