to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
in name only; titular; nominal
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
first warbling heard in a New Year
government office; agency; board
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
one's old bones; aged body
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
one or two; a few; small number
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)