celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
face; looks; vestiges; trace
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to act young; to look young
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)