to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
living room (Japanese-style)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sick person; patient; invalid
assistant ...; probationary ...
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
family or person with samurai ancestors
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
sound of something floating or sinking in water
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together