afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
appears to be; apparently
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hills and fields; hill and dale
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
coming and going; commuting
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lean against; to set against
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade