frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
by far; by a long way; much; a few levels; several grades
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to look around; to survey
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish; to pass away
feeble; dejected; helpless; despondent
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to lean against; to set against
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
to be injured; to sustain a wound
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
penalty; sentence; punishment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...