outstanding achievement; signal achievement
firm; strong; solid; stable
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
(in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E); hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
destination; place one stays during a trip
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
mountain area where hunting and logging are prohibited
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
prohibition; ban; embargo
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
silent; still; quiet; hushed
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
this company; this firm; this shrine
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
business; errand; nature of one's business
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
land owned by a Shinto shrine
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)