tatami mat with a wooden plank for a core (used in tokonoma, etc.); wooden floor
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
tool; implement; means; furniture
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
shit; crap; pooh-pooh; poop; something dirty
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
instead; but (on the other hand)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
white makeup powder; (face) powder