angrily; in a huff; in anger
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
elder sister; effeminate man
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
anecdote; brief (comic) story
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
Tsugaru-jamisen (type of shamisen and genre of shamisen music); Tsugaru shamisen
fast playing (of a stringed instrument); shredding (e.g. on guitar)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
feelings; thoughts; meaning
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
just one person; only one
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
memory; ability to remember
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
complementation; supplementation; completion
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama