model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
private person; individual
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
several times; a few times
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to face on; to look out on to
sick person; patient; invalid
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
without reservation; freely; frankly
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
method of bringing up; method of raising
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
symbol; code; sign; notation
character building; formation of character; personality development
performing without rehearsal
function; facility; faculty; feature
reduction by half; halving
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword