to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to lay aside; to set aside
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bean-jam cake; rice-cake sweets
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
child born to one's current wife
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
dinner (esp. a formal one)
cooking; food preparation
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
one's share; one's portion
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to finish reading; to read through