sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
to do the job; to do the business
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
depending on; dependent on
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to be inflated with pride
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
goodness; excellence; virtue
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
manners; courtesy; etiquette
speech; expression; wording; language
to live; to reside; to inhabit
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
square; formal; prim; stuffy
sitting upright (properly)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
time; hour; period; class
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends