to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
every year; yearly; annually
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
historical play; period drama
great swordsman; master fencer
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
meditation; contemplation
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expression; look; countenance; face
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
in order; in turn; one by one
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed