to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
travellers' inn; stage inn
living room (Western style); sitting room
shoji (paper sliding door)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to cry and shout; to scream
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
to pick up; to find; to gather
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)