banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
sympathy; compassion; pity
the present year; at that time
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
5th day of the month; five days
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
long illness; protracted illness
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to summon courage; to be brave
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to bring back; to restore
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
delivery; sending; treatment
difference; discrepancy; variation
to be away from home; to be out of the house
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband