aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship; (lit.) to be kicked by a horse
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
2nd day of the month; two days
looking depressed; long face
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
duty; obligation; responsibility
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to give an impression; to make an impression
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
simple; simplified; easy; plain
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
with a start; with a jump
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to have an idea; to have a clue
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying