to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
north wind; northerly wind
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
condition; situation; prospects
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
manner of using one's hands
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
as (for); for; in the capacity of
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner