January; first month of the lunar calendar
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
annotation; explanatory note; comment
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
originally; by nature; from the start
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
(not so) much; (not) very
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
chair; stool; post; office; position
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health