to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
in turns; alternately; in order
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
strict order; peremptory command
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to need; to call for; to require
growth period; growing season
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to get distracted; to jump off the track
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)