to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to attempt; to test; to try out
cooperation; coordination; link
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
putting into operation; invocation
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
within; inside of; less than
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
question; inquiry; enquiry
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial