noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to indicate; to show; to point to
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to step forward; to volunteer
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
innumerable; countless; numberless
serious condition; critical condition
subsiding; falling (cave) in; collapse
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even