to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
store interior; inside of a shop
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
obedience; submission; resignation
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji