fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
please; somehow or other; one way or another
story; tale; talk; discussion
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
suffix for familiar person
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash