to make a mistake; to commit an error; to commit a fault
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
hokora; small wayside shrine
offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
within the family; in the home; domestic
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)