with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
government office; agency; board
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
sweet voice; seductive voice
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to form a pair; to pair up
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to have a name entered in the family register
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
outsider; layman; amateur
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
much less; to say nothing of
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
first year of high school; first-year high school student
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery