tool; implement; means; furniture
(arch.) armrest; desk; table
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
funny person; humorous fellow; joker
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
every person; each one; everybody
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
pretension; assumption (of a title)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
food offering to the gods; prepared food
one large ...; a great ...
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
considerably; greatly; a lot
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
existence; possession; having; limited company
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
(large) building; public building; hall
barbershop; barber shop; barber