modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
gathering; theatrical troupe
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to start shouting; to break out
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
funny person; humorous fellow; joker
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to call out; to ask someone to come
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to flare up; to fly into a rage
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
meeting; greeting; welcome
looking depressed; long face
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
great difference; major mistake
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum