to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
oppression; tyranny; despotism
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
to drink up; to drain (cup)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate