noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
particularly; only; in the case of
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
speech and behaviour (behavior)
criticism; commentary; review
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
single word; a few words; brief comment
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
way; method; means; resource; course
fine weather; splendid weather
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
nostrils; wings of the nose
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to paint over (something); to paint out