perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
large amount of money; great cost
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
two-storied gate; tower gate
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tide; current; tendency; trend
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)