canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
circulation (of the blood)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
in general; generally; usually
to become clear; to be made public
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
Fujiwara No Yasuhira (?-1189)
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
subtracting points; points deducted
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
imposing stance; daunting pose
John Kay (flying shuttle)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity