ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
shoji (paper sliding door)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
barbershop; barber shop; barber
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
work clothes; business suit
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
fat; tallow; lard; grease
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
coating (esp. lacquering)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
piece; fragment; one (object)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)