fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
it may be my imagination, but ...; I may be imagining things, but ...
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...