tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to fall ill; to be taken ill
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible