follower; attendant; valet; servant
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sake that has been kept in a wooden cask; cask sake; barreled sake
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
polite; courteous; hospitable
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
one day; (on) a certain day
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to bury; to embed; to implant
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
Island; insula; island; islet
creation; Creation (by God)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)