innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
review (of learned material); revision
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
discussion; argument; debate
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
two (long cylindrical things)
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
good performance; good work; great success
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to stiffen; to become stiff
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item