to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
many; numerous; various; large number of
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
an issue being settled; a case being closed
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
polish (jewels); cultivation
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
primary school; elementary school; grade school
ahead; before; the future