to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
trifling matter; urination; urine
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
tool; implement; means; furniture
to carry; to bring (to a place)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another