misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
whispering into a person's ear
left side; left-hand side
close to the wall; alongside the wall
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to exaggerate; to overstate
single flower; one wheel; full moon
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to be softened; to calm down
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
it is I who should say so
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity