plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
traditional Japanese dance
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to look forward to something
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
conquest; domination; mastery
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it