stage career; acting career
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
New Year's Eve; December 31
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
like this; this sort; this way
balmy breeze; summer breeze
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
minuteness; one millionth
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
immediate effect; instant effect
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
older sister; lass; young lady
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to be (too) late getting married