to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
descendant; scion; lineage
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
Juei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
showman who trains performing monkeys
whatever brought that on?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
foreign enemy; outside invader
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning