feeling extremely happy; being in seventh heaven
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
hello; good day; good afternoon
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
stature; build; height; size; physique
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
how; in what way; how about; questionable
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
antiquity; the previous era
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
self-; from (a time or place)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
daily meals; three regular meals a day