weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
after tax income; net income
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to complain; to express one's dissatisfaction
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to worry; to be concerned; to grieve; to lament; to be anxious
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to feel depressed; to be down
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink