long-awaited; much-awaited
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
suddenly; all of a sudden
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
to take; to catch; to capture
thickness; profundity; depth
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
waterpower; running water; falling overboard
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion