to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
lay ancestral hall; hall on temple grounds for holding mortuary tablets of lay parishioners; small shrine
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
report; notification; registration
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
disappointed; upset; sad; sorrowful
detached; aloof; indifferent
several years; a few years
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count