to be surprised; to be astonished
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
so; like this; in this way
being good at cooking; good cook
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bento; Japanese box lunch
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ten; 10; ten years of age
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
I have nothing to do with it
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence