noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
several people; a few people
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
independent action; acting alone
but; however; provided that
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
sanity; consciousness; soberness
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation