back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
old clothes; secondhand clothing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
a little bit; a little while
Japan's best; number one in Japan
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
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)
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up