regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be prolonged; to drag on
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
Siam (former name of Thailand)
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to order; to command; to appoint
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to arrive; to come to pass
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
military accouterments; military accoutrements; troop formation
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)