spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
control; check; restraint; inhibition
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
long ago; already; a long time ago
indicate reason; infers some protest
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
that is to say; so that means
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
doing as one is told; yes-man
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
notice; attention; observation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)