to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
daimyo in the Warring States period
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
southern part; the south (of a region)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
good or bad luck; fortune
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
it's not like; it isn't as if
auspicious sign; good omen
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
order of chivalry; chivalric order
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
forcibly; by force; against one's will
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
reference data; reference material
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
hello; good day; good afternoon