superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
talk; recital; narration; topic
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to get help; to enlist aid
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
with a start; with a jump
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to place firmly; to hit very hard