step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
rubdown with a wet towel; cold-water rubbing
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
meaning; significance; sense
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be dried out; to be parched
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
second (unit of time); arc second
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain