(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
this winter; next winter; last winter
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to become possible; to become able to (do)
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any