calamity; misfortune; disaster
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to increase; to add to; to augment
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
legend; folklore; tradition
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
is that so?; I see; right; oh
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
instead; but (on the other hand)
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
all; entire; whole; altogether
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually