strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
chair; stool; post; office; position
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)