bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
menial; meanness; servility; abject
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
romantic; spicy; coquettish
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
collection of books; (personal) library
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
study; library; den; home office; reading room
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
(being) worth seeing; impressive
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
outside of; not covered by
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
is something that; is that which
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
proper; respectable; decent; honest
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language