cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
historical play; period drama
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
cost of a lesson learned (e.g. from failing at something); price of a life lesson
card game (played with a French-suited deck)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
winning a match; won match
lost game; game with slim chances of winning
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
street at night; making a night journey
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
way; method; means; resource; course
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to blow through; to blow across
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
Melibe japonica (species of sea slug)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
northwestern part; the northwest
to go downhill; to go down a slope
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap