for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to press a question; to cross-examine
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
report; notification; registration
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle