recreation; diversion; relaxation
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
classification; categorization; sorting
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
to cheer; to raise somebody's spirits
good bye; I'm off; see you later
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to order; to command; to appoint
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
care; precaution; guarding; caution
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to search for; to seek for; to look for
as usual; as is one's habit
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade