ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
handrail; railing; banister
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)