with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
the way one waits on customers; service attitude
Western clothing; Western binding
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
with curious eyes; curiously
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
establishing oneself in life; success in life
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
territorial dispute; territorial issue
between both countries; bilateral
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
estimation; criticism; comment
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
higher rank; better position
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
ability; capability; competence; skill
fake; something false; sham; deception
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to prostrate oneself (before)
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic