ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to sit down; to take a seat
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
rice flour; rice flour dough
pickled vegetables; pickles
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
form; shape; figure; visage
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
many; much; plenty; hardly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
chopping board; cutting board
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop