vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
the following week; the next week
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
please (give me); please (do for me)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
countenance; features; looks
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be helpful; to be useful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
jumping to a hasty conclusion
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
successfully; with success
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires