precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
draw (in competition); tie game
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to finish reading; to read through
to be the ruin of (a person)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to form a pair; to pair up
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
embodiment; realization; materialization
outside (the room, building); outdoors
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter