private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
honour; honor; glory; renown
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
leader; guide; mentor; coach
falling in love; attachment
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
repentance; confession; penitence
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
favorite sword; cherished sword
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
end of term; end of semester
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
traditional art; traditional performance art