to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
multicolored printing; multicoloured printing
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
smoothly; easily; readily
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
woman; lady; adult female
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
how; in what way; how about; questionable
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
end; close; finish; termination
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to complete decisively; to do to completion
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down