learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
feelings; thoughts; meaning
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hand used like a sword in striking
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to get drunk; to become tipsy
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to be annoying; to be troublesome
wherein; therein; thereinto
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
half the body; half length
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
catching a cold; person with a cold
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally