to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work