acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
hard to reach place; remote place
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to get change back; to be more than enough
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
tradition; legend; folklore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to rest; to relax; to repose
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
yellowish; tinged with yellow
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
source of river; fountainhead
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay