obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to pick up; to find; to gather
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
again (and again); once again; yet again
to crouch; to squat; to cower
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
pupil; student; schoolchild
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to be helpful; to be useful
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)