happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
something or other; anything
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to turn towards; to point
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
covered in mud; mud-caked
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event