to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
royal capital; imperial capital
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
way of solving (a problem); solution
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)