to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to push down; to knock down
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
unkindness; unfriendliness
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to shout (in anger); to yell
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
bright; shining; clear; evident
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
every year; yearly; annually
food and drink; eating and drinking
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be smeared; to be covered
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes