training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
complexion; colour; color; blood red
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
prospects of victory; chances of success
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal