proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
vitality; energy; dynamism
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
watermelon splitting (game)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
instability; insecurity; crankiness
manly; masculine; like a man
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
in the same way as; just like
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have a name entered in the family register
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up