congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
variety of court dance (Nara period)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
start of a romance; beginning of love
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
photography; taking photographs
enmity; antagonism; hostility
joint struggle; common (united) front
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
being on the ropes; losing ground
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
metre; meter; meter; gauge
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to like; to love; to be fond of
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with