to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to sniff out; to get wind of
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
mending; revision; supplementation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
nonchalantly; without a care
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
duty; obligation; responsibility
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
explanation; interpretation
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
pots and pans; kitchen utensils
one's possessions; ownership
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
(entrance) examination hell
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name