to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
oversight; omission; mistake
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
trembling with excitement
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
performing arts; acrobatics
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
natural; intrinsic; from birth
to pitch forward; to fall forward
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to look down over; to look down on
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly