to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
joints; points (of a speech)
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
being startled; getting a shock
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
this and that; various things
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to translate; to interpret
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
free translation; liberal translation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
woman; female; feminine gender
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK