gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
hoarding; storing away (without using)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
one (thing); one piece; one item
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
person of culture; cultured person
to gain fame; to make one's name
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
hope; white hope; person of promise
military affairs; military service
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
young person; youth; young
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
Kinai (the five provinces in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)