witnessing; observing; sighting
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
hot sake with beaten egg and sugar
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise