approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
than; other than; except; but
price; cost; value; worth; value
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
open air; outdoors; outside
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to throw on the fire; to burn
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
covered in mud; mud-caked
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to hang (something) on the wall
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make something bright; to shine; to polish