shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
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
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
at least; at most; (even) just
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
LINE (instant messaging software)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in that manner; like that
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
and; thereupon; because of that