meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
remote mountain; mountain recesses
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
male worker; male machine operator
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
night stall; night shop; night fair
proletariat; lower classes
day after day; day by day
surroundings; environs; circumference
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sending; forwarding; shipping
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to find out; to discover; to locate
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)