astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
polite; respectful; reverent
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
recognition; acquaintance
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to put one's strength into
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)