washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to express (in words); to confess
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
second; number two; runner-up
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears