smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
no matter how much time passes
three primary colors (colours); trichromatic
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
festival; feast; carnival
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
steamed bread made with unpolished rice flour
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
without; but if; otherwise; or else
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)