frequent; densely packed; thick
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
folding screen covered with gold leaf
pair (esp. of folding screens)
joint review; joint criticism
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
shorthanded; understaffed
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
leaving everything up to someone else
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to say; to tell; to state; to do
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
postcard; memo; note; card