to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
marriage ceremony; wedding
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
toast; congratulatory cup
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
objection; dissent; protest
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
second month of the lunar calendar
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to do for (the sake of someone else)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
can do; may do; be capable of doing
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location