clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to cook (something) with rice
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
hello; good day; good afternoon
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to stiffen; to become stiff
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
participation award; prize for participation
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
of no interest; not interested
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
continuation; succession; series
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home