firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
fluent (in a language); flowing
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
for today; for the time being
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
weave; weaving; woven item
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
decision; determination; resolution
now that you say that; now that you mention it
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
just because; even if; even though
arrest; apprehension; capture
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
wish; desire; request; prayer
to give; to do (something) for
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)