toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
place; situation; position; location
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
kitchen; financial situation
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to sit down; to take a seat
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
study; library; den; home office; reading room
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(fish or vegetables) pickled in sake lees
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
question; inquiry; enquiry
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
questions and answers; dialogue
to set (sun); to become dark
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)