to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
block (of wood); chip; splinter
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
ornamental ridge-end tile
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
flour; meal; powder; dust
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
on the way back; when about to go back
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss