to become bright; to become clear
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
going up and down; going back and forth
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
a pair (of shoes or socks)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
outside Kyoto or the capital
strangely shaped large rock; large rock of unusual shape
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice