word; term; language; speech
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
people; men and women; each person; everybody
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)
mutually; reciprocally; together
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
obi worn high on the waist
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
flour; meal; powder; heroin
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then