challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
permission; approval; authorization; license
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
old body; aged person; elderly person
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
sunlight; rays of the Sun
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to take up one's residence
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs