shamisen with a thick neck
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
how; in what way; how about; questionable
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to look around; to survey
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
you; (arch.) your residence
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange