to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
weak point; unskillfulness
to hide; to keep to oneself
real intention; true motive; true meaning
secret art; the mysteries
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
conservative without party affiliation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to become misty; to become hazy
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
the place for; the time for; the level of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)