one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
color of flames; colour of flames
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum)
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
wound (suffered in a fight)
encounter; engagement; battle
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
unceasing; never-ending; endless
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
win-loss records (between two participants)
a long time ago; long ago
chink in the armor (armour)
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
dancing or jumping for joy