everyday life; daily life
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to be intimate with; to befriend
here and there; everywhere
conferring of decorations
serious wound; serious injury
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
dancing or jumping for joy
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
great man; magnanimous man
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to ask; to enquire; to query
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
battle of wits; contest of wits
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)