spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
tedious; boring; being fed up with
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
as usual; as is one's habit
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
look!; there!; here!; that is
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
occupation; calling; livelihood
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
sour look; surly face; pout
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
insight; power of observation
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
temple lodgings (for visiting monks or pilgrims); temple guesthouse; monk's quarters
staying the night; lodging (at)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)