honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
edict; public announcement
hello; good day; good afternoon
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
loveable; very likeable; like very much
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
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
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite off; to gnaw through
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce