base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
height (of a person); stature
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender