wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
close-cropped head; bald hill
gambling den; gambling house
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
blessings; benefits (of modern civilization, civilisation)
Edo-period Kansai dialect
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
originality; creation; invention
point of an argument; drift of an argument
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
pessimism; weariness with life
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
discontent; being weighed down emotionally; heavy heart
pent-up (energy, enthusiasm, etc.); burning (e.g. ambition); irrepressible (e.g. desire)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
one's best interests; one's own good
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
edge; relative; relations; border
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)