to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
moron; idiot; stupid person
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
suffix for familiar person
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address