to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
association; union; guild
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to spend time (on doing something)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
duty; obligation; responsibility
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
large serving; large portion
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable