fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
charcoal; charred remains
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
due form; official; formality
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
just the other day; quite recently
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
house in an alley; rear tenement
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
what is worse; to make matters worse
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
another method; another problem