to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
coating (esp. lacquering)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
garden lantern; hanging lantern
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness