assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
don't you think?; indicates question
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
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
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
evening; sunset; nightfall
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by means of; due to; because of; according to
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
name plate; name tag; label