one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to look forward to something
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
neat and clean; tidy; trim
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
even if not; even without
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to talk to oneself; to mutter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be impressed; to greatly admire
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
flawless; absolute perfection
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging