cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to grow taller (of people)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
master; teacher; stable master
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to become possible; to become able to (do)
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
right angle; perpendicular
right triangle; right-angled triangle
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
arts; crafts; handicrafts
world peace; peace of the world
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though