embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
show; exhibition; spectacle
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
correction; rectification; mending; repair
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
later on; eventually; afterwards
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
utmost limit; extremity; result
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
should not be; must not be
curse; spell; malediction
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
last line of a poem; finally
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)