tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
fake; something false; sham; deception
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
employment position or rank
exemplar; model; example; pattern
multi-; multi-post; multi-level marketing; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
medicine; medical science
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
selection; choice; screening