to adorn oneself; to dress oneself up; to give an air of; to make oneself seem like
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
completely; absolutely; totally
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
preparation; arrangements
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
three sides; small offering stand
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to sit down; to take a seat
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)