skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
morning fog; morning mist
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
companion; partner; spouse
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to paint (draw) a picture
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person