common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
practice; practising; experience
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
internal organ; viscera; gut
effect; result; worth; use; avail
nonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
hardships; privations; difficulties
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sitting upright (properly)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
resolute; determined; bold
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and