sign; indication; omen; symptom
even so; anyhow; at any rate
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
femoral region; thigh area
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
movements; sitting and standing
testicle; testicles; testes
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
condition; state (of health); appearance
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Buddhist (household) altar
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
13th day of the month; 13 days
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to crouch; to squat; to cower
garden lantern; hanging lantern
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)