point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
way out; means to escape; escape route
general idea; concept; notion
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
unprecedented; never seen before
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
devotion; attachment; infatuation