to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
while; during; while; although; all; both
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
how; in what way; how about
classical elegance; antiquity
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general