metre; rhythm; musical temperament
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
celebratory banquet; feast
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to gain fame; to make one's name
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
dice; die; baton (of command)
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view