to sit for an examination
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to leave everything to (someone)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
courting; wooing; making advances
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
newcomer; initiate; rookie
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
feminine; womanly; female
Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)