ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
charm; incantation; spell; curse
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
sarcophagus; stone coffin
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
vague recollection; faint memory
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
muddy water; red-light district
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
wetting; love affair; lover