to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
during; for the duration of
bento; Japanese box lunch
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
one's possessions; ownership
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop