moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
coating (esp. lacquering)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
counter for helmets, etc.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
water for washing or moistening one's hands
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
kindness; intimacy; friendship
explanation (for purpose of convincing a judge)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
note (letter) left behind; will
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January