member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
to be helpful; to be useful
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
almost every day; almost daily
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to shake one's head (in denial)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
business trip; official trip
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
resorting (coming) to fisticuffs; coming to blows; settling with violence
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
superstition; superstitious belief