to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
national textbooks; textbook published by the government
facsimile edition; reprint
memory; sense; experience
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
my husband; one's family; family member
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
slip (of paper); tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
a short while ago; already
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on