normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
world; society; people; the public
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
based on; on the basis of
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
good or bad luck; fortune
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
charm; incantation; spell; curse
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
like water; like it grows on trees
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
haori (Japanese formal coat)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
tone (of voice); manner of talking
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!