tradition; legend; folklore
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
technique; art; skill; move
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
confused; flustered; at a loss
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
casting pearls before swine
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
life and death; life or death
full breasts; large breasts; ample breasts; breast augmentation
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
difficult to ...; hard to ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
please be careful; please take care
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)