combination; union; incorporation; congruence
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
handsome young man; Adonis
gentle; mild; meek; tender
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
boy; son; baby boy; young man
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
elder sister; effeminate man
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
beginning of the world; creation
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
modesty; humility; being humble
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
speech and conduct; words and deeds
odds and ends; all; every
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances