truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
father; dad; husband; you; he
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
to maintain (preserve) peace
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
technique; art; skill; move
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
half a ri (distance measure)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to take turns; to mingle together
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly