dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
ago; since; before; previous
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
in accordance with; according to
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
change of occupation; career change
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone