taste; liking; preference
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
several weeks; a few weeks
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
each place; various places
block (of wood); chip; splinter
defense; defence; fielding
with each person; with everyone
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to take down; to bring down; to lower
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
foreign enemy; outside invader
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar