certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
literally; to the letter; literal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians (in kabuki)
inside; interior; inner part
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reeling in by hand; winding by hand; spinning by hand; dragnet
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress