trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
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)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
how; in what way; by what means
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
there is nothing; having nothing
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to face; to go towards; to head towards
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris); greater capybara
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be found; to be discovered
sign; indication; omen; symptom
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lucky color; lucky colour
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)