variety of court dance (Nara period)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
normalcy; normality; normal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
ingredient; component; composition
good feeling; feeling good
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
dullard; indecisive person
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
base (military, expedition, etc.)
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
very young; little; childish; immature
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
older sister; lass; young lady