bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
power; authority; influence
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
paper sliding door for the cupboard of a tokonoma
starchiness; starchy; farinaceous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the other day; lately; recently
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
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
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to thrust before; to thrust at
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
shoji (paper sliding door)