delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
perfect; perfection; perfect game
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
everywhere; at every turn
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
for use of customers or guests
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
(very) patient; persevering
stationing (troops); occupancy
to take measures (against); to take steps
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
actual profit; practical use; benefit
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
proving ground; test site
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in