skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be charged with a mission
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to bring up under one's personal care
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry